Royston Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Royston Smith on 2016-05-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how community resolution agreements are recorded in crime statistics.

Mr John Hayes

The Home Office publishes the number of Community Resolutions issued and recorded by police forces as part of its Crime Outcomes in England and Wales statistical releases. These show Community Resolutions that have been delivered in accordance with the College of Policing guidance on the Use of Community Resolution Incorporating Restorative Justice.

The latest figures show that in year ending December 2015 there were 120,002 Community Resolutions recorded by police forces in England and Wales.